Drake's Desire

By Crystal Dawn

Drake had waited patiently for his chance to mate with Charlotte, his sister in law's sister. Things kept getting in the way until he took matters in hand. Now she would be in his territory where she would be under his control.
Charlotte wasn't completely comfortable around drake but she could handle him if he got out of line. He might think he could charm her into his way of thinking, but she wasn't going to let him get by with a thing.
When white wolves are involved, it's never easy, but it's always worth the trouble in the end.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Crystal Dawn
• Release date: Dec 20, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310295690

Crystal Dawn

When she’s not out hunting rogue vampires and werewolves, you can find Crystal Dawn out exploring the galaxy. She can do it all without ever leaving her computer. She kicks ass, takes names, and puts it all down for the enjoyment of her readers. At least that’s what I think she told me. Writing came as a natural outlet for her overly creative mind. She has always told stories and even written some but publishing books didn't start until 2012 with The Rebirth, was the first of the Planet Amazon books. Crystal has also been lucky to have some wonderful beta readers who keep her on track and help inspire her.Secretly, she crushes on all her sexy heroes because all her stories end happily. That is one of the things that makes writing such a joy. Knowing that it makes her reader's day a little brighter. Not that she doesn't read sad books sometimes. While still in school, she read Where the Red Fern Grows and cried like a baby. It was a wonderful book and sometimes a bit of sadness has to be put in books because that's part of life. While she reads all kinds of books at some time or another, PNR and SFR, which she writes is what she reads the most for pleasure.When she started writing, she decided on going Indie after the first two books because an author has more control. She believes Indie will compete well and continues to grow. The need to give pleasure to her readers keeps her going and she sees a long career ahead. Growing up mostly in the NW Arkansas area, it has given her a good place to set some stories and many of her characters come from there or nearby SW Missouri.The start of her stories is the easy part. Finishing them is a little harder when all the stories are in there trying to get out. She loves reading, chocolate, fine sweet wine, and traveling among a large list of pursuits. Her favorite people, after her family and close friends, are her readers who she says are some of the most wonderful people in this galaxy and the next.

Book preview

This is the continuation of the Legend of the White Werewolf Series, and it is highly recommended that the books of this series be read in order.

Legend of the White Werewolf

Book 1

The Forgotten Ones:

Ariel, a divorced mother of two and a bestselling author, meets Blake at a bar. The two are attracted to each other and eventually come together. Ariel discovers that Blake is a werewolf, and he has turned her into one as well. Blake discovers Ariel is the famous writer that has been publishing accurate werewolf romances and his council has been trying to find her for some time. When Ariel makes the change to wolf, everyone finds out that she is a white wolf, part of the legendary line thought extinct.

Now Ariel’s family may be in danger for their bloodline is sought after by every unmated alpha. Ariel herself is targeted by a group called the forgotten ones who had faded into the background, but now show themselves again hoping to use Ariel or her family to rise to power and eventually rule the world like they always hoped to. As if being targeted by obsessive outcasts from the wolf world isn’t enough, the reason Blake was in her corner of the world was to set up a pack. His brother Drake is their alpha, but the pack has grown too large for the resources available to them where they are. Rather than move the whole pack, they decide to divide into two packs. Half stay with Drake and half go with Blake.

Through the danger, abductions, the stress of starting a new pack, a vicious ex-girlfriend, and all the difficulties of a dramatic change from human to wolf, Blake and Ariel find their love is strong. They build their new pack along with their new relationship letting nothing hold them back.

The Second Son

This story follows Matt, Ariel’s youngest and Sally the female he cares about but is unsure of whether he is willing to make the change to wolf for. Matt makes the change when Sally bites him because she is in heat and out of control. With the decision taken out of his hands, he makes commitments to the werewolf world that includes joining a secret organization that he really doesn’t understand. He carries out a mission for the wolf military and accepts his place with them.

Matt’s Aunt Daisy dies and his little sister, Mikee is born. Dru and Danny meet which sets off a whole chain of events and coyotes come to Ariel and Blake for protection. Matt and Sally are called to California to try to help prevent a pack war between two large packs there. Danny begins to show signs of growing up and leaves to stay at Bubba’s pack for a while so he can be close to Dru. Drake is obsessed with Ariel’s sister, Char, but events seem to conspire against him.

Nigel and Bekka

This is the third of the series and is set largely apart from the others. Nigel has everything set in place to pursue Aunt Bekka and put her in a position where she’ll be forced into his company. It never occurred to him that others would also be after her. He wants to take her back to his pack near London, but can he convince her to forget the past and love again?

The Prodigal Son

Danny is the older of Ariel’s two sons. He doesn’t always act like it, and he needs to leave home to become a man. He falls in love with the daughter of a pack alpha who challenges him to be all that he can be by putting him at the bottom of the pecking order and allowing others to treat him poorly. When Danny finally snaps, he knows he has to become a wolf to deal with his temporary pack mates.

He gets an opportunity for revenge on Hemple who abused Dru, who Danny had just mated. Danny and Dru go through one challenge after another, but things that would tear the average couple apart just make them stronger.

Prologue

I had been waiting for her for a year or more since I met her at Aunt Daisy’s funeral. She didn’t know it yet, but she was mine. For months, Ariel had said her sister would come to me while she took breaks from a movie set. She was a model trying acting out for the first time. The movie she signed up to do had one set back after another, until I did what any alpha would do. I bought into the movie as its main backer. Once she was in my territory, she would be as good as mine.

Now I waited for the helicopter to land on my private pad. I could hear it coming closer in the distance and I could hardly contain my excitement. My wolf and I agreed, our life was about to change for the better. We were miles from anywhere and surrounded by my pack members. She’d have no place to run and no place to hide. Charlotte would stay until she surrendered to me completely. There was no other way this could end.

The copter came in for a smooth landing. She exited like a queen among commoners. Her eyes met mine and the distaste she always expressed toward me was clearly visible. I would replace that look with passion and need. The little lamb had just entered the wolf’s den and she wouldn’t be the same ever again.

Chapter 1

Arrival

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(Drake)

She walked toward me and nodded as if I was a subordinate there to do her will. I felt like a pauper granted the audience for a queen instead of the king of all I surveyed. When I motioned to my guards, they unloaded her suitcases carrying them into the house. She would get the bedroom next to mine. There was an interconnecting door we’d be making use of and eventually she’d be in my room and my bed, if I had any say in the matter.

Charlotte looked as beautiful as an angel, but passion burned in those grey/green eyes. Right now, that passion seemed to be annoyance that I wasn’t getting her to her room quick enough so she would be shed of my company. It was clear we had opposing ideas about how this visit was going to go. Her hair was blonde right now, but that was just for this movie role. I think Ariel had said she was naturally a brunette with strands of red and blonde running through her hair, more strands in the summer when the sun highlighted her hair. She was as lovely as a blonde as she’d been as a brunette making me want her as much now as I ever had. Need burned in my loins literally as I could smell that delightful feminine musk rolling off her.

My strong attraction to her made me a little nervous around her. It was something I wasn’t used to doing. Normally I was in complete control, not only of myself, but of every situation and everyone around me. She was the exception and even more, she didn’t seem to like me much. I didn’t understand that since I’d always been nice to her. I did catch her checking me out though and that showed that liking wasn’t necessary to create desire. If we had to start somewhere, I wasn’t averse to starting off in bed. I’d have her eating out of my hand or whatever body part was handy in no time. She was the only female I’d ever had trouble getting a date or anything else from.

I wasn’t arrogant or conceited, I just knew my strengths with sex definitely being one of them. The females from my pack as well as the surrounding packs begged for a night with me. But I was selective, so only a few ever got the chance. Once they did, I left them howling for more. Some might suggest it was the power of becoming my mate they were after, but they knew up front I wasn’t looking for anyone, but my soul mate. I’d learned that the hard way with my old girlfriend Cindy. She was also my brother’s, Blake’s, old girlfriend. When she found out I would be the next alpha, she ditched Blake for me. At the time I only felt a sense of victory, but I soon realized I hadn’t won anything worth having. I suppose some would say it served me right. Maybe it did.

Blake soon relocated half our pack and started a new one near Branson, Missouri. Once Cindy realized Blake would be a pack alpha too, she headed his way leaving me behind. She didn’t care that Blake was newly mated with a pup on the way. The bitch didn’t give me a second thought as she left me in her rearview mirror. I discovered her loyalty was for sale to the highest bidder and she really preferred Blake to me all along. This I was sure was because he was easier to manipulate and get things from. What other reason could there be? Cindy had turned out to be a cold bitch and I laughed when I found out Blake’s mate had taken her down and schooled her hillbilly style. Maybe I wouldn’t have enjoyed it so much if I hadn’t felt mistreated by her.

It turned out to be the best thing in the world, our world anyway, that Blake had lost Cindy and started the new pack near Branson. He met his soul mate Ariel who turned out to be a white wolf. I’ll admit I was jealous of the lucky bastard. At least I was until I met Ariel’s sister, Charlotte. The moment I saw her, I knew what my future would be. Unfortunately, no one told her, and she seemed to take an instant dislike to me. I think it’s just a case of her confusing her desire for me or even being frustrated without knowing it because she really wants me so much. Since my patience is at an end, I’ll help her sort it out.

Just follow me down the hall, your room is the first one on the left, I told her.

I opened the door to usher her in. The guards dropped her luggage inside the room beating a hasty retreat. She looked around and I could tell the moment she saw the connecting doors.

I hope this is a closet, she said with a sour look on her face.

No, it’s not, I answered carelessly.

Who stays in the room next to mine? she asked suspicion filling her voice.

That’s the master suite, I said with a smirk as I turned away so she wouldn’t see it.

Your room is next to mine? I want a different room! she demanded like the starlet she was attempting to be.

Okay, you can move in with me, I said in what I hoped was a husky bedroom voice.

No way.

Those are your two choices, Sweetheart.

"I’m not your sweetheart."

I wasn’t really surprised she was going to play hard to get. I’d expected she would, but I felt disappointed that she seemed so set against me. You will be, I said in a whisper.

What did you say? she asked me sharply.

Not a thing, Char, I responded. I needed to get away from her before I lost my cool and threw her on the bed and pounded out all my frustrations into her delightful body. With a brief goodbye I left her hoping her humor would improve with some rest or whatever it was she was planning to do.

Two hours later, I was shaking my head. I was being punished for all the mistakes I had ever made in my life at a time I really couldn’t afford to make. She was scheduled to be here for three weeks. I had that long to win her affections and mate her. I acknowledged this would be the most important thing in my life and to fail at that, I who had never failed at anything, it was just inconceivable.

You did this deliberately, Char accused as she sat at the table across from me.

What did I do, exactly, that you find so despicable? I asked truly not knowing what I’d done wrong.

Everyone else had supper earlier. You set me up to have supper with you!

You’re right. I set up a nice gourmet meal with flowers and champagne just to upset you. I thought being nice to you would really get to you and boy, was I right.

Char turned red. It was very becoming, and I looked at her in surprise. I would have thought a supermodel would be past the ability to blush. She looked down at the floor, for once at a loss of words.

That’s not what I meant at all. I feel like you lured me into a romantic situation.

You hate romantic suppers?

No, don’t take this personally, but I didn’t want to have supper with you.

How can I not take that personally?

Come on Drake. We both know the score. You have a certain reputation, and I don’t associate with men like that.

I started to tell her that my reputation wasn’t deserved, but I couldn’t do it without lying. It looked like this female I wanted was not going to give in to my charm easily. Even so, I was determined that she would give in eventually. I looked deep into her eyes, and I knew I would fight anyone, even her, for the opportunity to claim her.

Char, I am not that male anymore and I haven’t been for some time. All those stories are a year old or older. I want something more meaningful than a night of passion. My brother, Blake, has shown me that a relationship can be good.

I almost had her, but she shook her head to clear my influence from it. I wasn’t lying, I had decided to be honest with her, but it didn’t seem to be working. This would just take longer, that was all. Most alphas were and I’d admit I was, an impatient male worse than most. It was against our nature to wait for things or move slowly toward our goals. I would learn, it seemed Char was determined to teach that to me.

I’ll have supper with you, and I appreciate your effort. Just ask me next time before you make plans.

Why? I knew asking her was the way to get refused. I’d rather asked for forgiveness than permission was a saying I lived by. Would you like some more champagne? I asked innocently ignoring her statement about asking and wondering how easy it might be to get her drunk. She nodded so I filled her glass like a considerate host would. I intended to keep on filling it as often as possible.

Some might think it was wrong to take advantage of a drunk human. My personal belief was that it wasn’t my job to keep them sober and everyone knew drinking simply gave humans an excuse to do what they wanted. Had I used this tactic on females before? Of course not, but females threw themselves at me. This one was trying to get away and I would use whatever I had to in order to keep her. My intentions were the best which included forever. I tried to fill her flute again, but she held her hand over it. She was simply too observant.

I nodded to the server, and she started bringing in food. Why don’t we eat now, Char? I asked with my best, most seductive smile.

Sounds good. I’m really very hungry, she agreed.

The meal started with various cheeses, meats, and fancy crackers. I had nothing, but the best brought in for her including the caviar. The champagne was the best too. I was trying to sweep her off her feet, but she didn’t seem too impressed.

Don’t you like this kind of food?

You might think I would, but I like my home cooked meals that I never get when I’m away from home.

It would seem that I really didn’t know her at all. I should have spoken to Ariel, but I feared she’d disapprove of me trying to mate her sister. Ariel was aware that I’d given information to the former council on her activities. I regretted it, but at the time I had believed they had her best interests at heart. They had set her up to be kidnapped planning to force mate her to another so my brother would have lost his mate forever. It would have all been my fault which made me feel guilty.

She’d made comments leading me to believe she was fully aware of my part in it yet for some unknown reason she had never told anyone else. I hoped it was because she knew at the time, I truly thought it would protect her. I had reevaluated my priorities once I knew the council was filled with corrupt members. The wardens and the council members that were honest were working to change all that. I had learned a valuable lesson from the whole thing, family first. Ariel always said it and that she-wolf was the wisest person I knew.

I can fix this, I told her. I called over the server and gave her instructions. She picked up the tray of finger food and carried it away. The server came back a few minutes later with two heaping plates.

I love meatloaf and potatoes, Char exclaimed.

As she dug into her food I felt better. I started eating my meat loaf, cheesy potatoes, green beans, and homemade rolls. Finally, I made some points with my future mate. I slipped some champagne in her flute while she was distracted. She was relaxing and getting much friendlier to me I noticed. I asked her some questions about her movie role.

I play a dumb blonde, but I’m not the dumbest one. At least my character is supposed to make it to the end of the movie. That’s if the dumb director doesn’t change his mind.

Why would he do that?

She leaned in close looking around like she was in a cheap spy thriller. "I shouldn’t tell you this, but it’s not like you know him. He’s trying to get me